C.C.S.M. c. W210
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| DEFINITIONS
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| Definitions
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| PURPOSE OF THIS ACT
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| General objects and purposes
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| (2)
| Specific objects and purposes
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| APPLICATION OF THIS ACT
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| Application of Act
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| DUTIES OF EMPLOYERS
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| General duties of employers
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| Further duties of employer
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| Employer as supervisor
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| Employer's duty re training
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| Performing work activity during training
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| Wages and benefits during training
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| DUTIES OF SUPERVISORS
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| 4.1
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| Duties of supervisors
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| DUTIES OF WORKERS
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| General duties of workers
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| DUTIES OF SELF-EMPLOYED PERSONS
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| General duties of self-employed persons
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| DUTIES OF PRIME CONTRACTORS
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| Requirement for prime contractor
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| Prime contractor for construction project
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| (3)
| Duties of prime contractor
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| DUTIES OF CONTRACTORS
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| 7.1
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| Duties of contractors
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| DUTIES OF OWNERS
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| 7.2
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| Duties of owners
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| DUTIES OF SUPPLIERS
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| 7.3
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| Duties of suppliers
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| WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAM
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| 7.4
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| Establishment of workplace safety and health program
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| Determining number of workers
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| Program for multiple workplaces
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| Considerations of director
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| Content of program
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| Requirement for consultation
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| Program available on request
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| Co-ordination of programs by prime contractor
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| DUTY TO PROVIDE REQUIRED INFORMATION
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| 7.5
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| Definition: "required information"
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| Required information by prime contractor
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| Required information by contractor
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| Required information by owner
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| Required information by owner of construction project
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| PERSONS WITH MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS
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| 7.6
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| Definition: "function"
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| Multiple functions
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| 7.7
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| Responsibility if duties apply to more than one person
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| RELATIONSHIP OF THIS ACT TO THE WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT
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| Effect on compensation
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| Effect on liabilities
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| Repealed
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| (2)
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| DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE DIRECTOR
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| Duties of director
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| Powers of director
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| Public reporting of orders and penalties
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| DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE MINISTER
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| Powers of minister
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| (2)
| Remuneration and expenses
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| (3)
| Payment of certain costs
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| (4)
| Administration of Act
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| (4.1)
| Minister to appoint director
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| (5)
| Consolidated Fund
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| Review
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| Repealed
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| Repealed
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| CHIEF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICAL OFFICER
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| Chief occupational medical officer
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| Powers of chief occupational medical officer
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| Authorization for occupational health nurse
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| CHIEF PREVENTION OFFICER
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| 17.1
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| Chief prevention officer
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| Term of appointment
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| Responsibilities
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| Annual report by chief prevention officer
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| Workplace injury and illness prevention recommendations
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| (6)
| Consultation
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| REGULATIONS, CODES AND STANDARDS
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| Regulations
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| (2)
| Application of regulations
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| Approval of codes of practice
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| (2)
| Notice in Gazette
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| Failure to observe code, no offence
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| (2)
| Admissibility of codes as evidence
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| Certified copy of code required
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| (4)
| Onus
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| Exemption from regulation
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| (2)
| Considerations on exemptions
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| (3)
| Terms and conditions of order
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| (4)
| Reconsideration of exemption order
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| SAFETY AND HEALTH OFFICERS
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| Appointment of safety and health officers
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| Agreements with other provinces
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| Inspections for other jurisdictions
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| Credentials to be provided to safety and health officer
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| Duties of safety and health officers
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| (1)
| Powers of safety and health officers
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| (2)
| Order for entry into residential premises
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| Power of commissioner under Evidence Act
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| IMPROVEMENT ORDERS
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| Improvement orders
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| Stop work warning
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| Repealed
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| Remedial measures
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| Period for compliance with improvement orders
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| Reporting compliance with improvement orders
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| Achieving compliance with improvement orders
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| STOP WORK ORDERS
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| Stop work order
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| Stop work order — multiple workplaces
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| Improvement work not affected
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| (3)
| Repealed
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| Duration of stop work order
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| Duration of varied order
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| Workers must be paid
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| If alternate work not available
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| (8)
| Appeal
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| COMMUNICATING IMPROVEMENT ORDERS AND STOP WORK ORDERS
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| 36.1
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| Communication of orders
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| Communication to worker and self-employed person
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| Communication of improvement order
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| Communication of stop work order
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| (5)
| Directions for communication
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| 36.2
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| Communication of orders to prime contractor
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| 36.3
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| Communication to workplace committees
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| Posting improvement order
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| APPEALS
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| Appeal can be made to director
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| How to appeal
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| (2.1)
| Submissions from interested persons
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| Hearing not required
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| (4)
| Decision
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| Reasons
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| (6)
| Original decision remains in effect pending appeal
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| Referring an appeal to Board
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| Reasons
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| Director to give information to Board
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| Appeal to Board
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| How to appeal
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| (3)
| Notice of hearing date
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| Director is party
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| (5)
| Right to be heard
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| Decision
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| (7)
| Order remains in effect pending appeal
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| (8)
| Order filed in Queen's Bench
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| (9)
| Appeal to Court of Appeal
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| WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEES AND REPRESENTATIVES
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| Workplace safety and health committee
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| Exception for construction project with prime contractor
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| Committee for construction project site
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| (4)
| Determining number of workers
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| More than one committee in a workplace
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| Committee for multiple workplaces
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| (7)
| Considerations of director
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| (7.1)
| Reconsideration re one committee for multiple workplaces
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| Membership of committee
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| Posting of names of members
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| Duties of committee
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| Time off for committee work
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| Entitlement to pay for work as committee member
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| Training of committee members
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| Workplace safety and health representative
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| Appointment of representative
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| (3)
| Posting of name of representative
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| (4)
| Repealed
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| (5)
| Duties of representative
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| (6)
| Time off for work as representative
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| (7)
| Entitlement to pay for work as representative
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| (8)
| Training of representative
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| 41.1
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| Definition: "employer"
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| Recommendation by co-chair of committee
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| (2)
| Employer response to recommendations
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| (3)
| Contents of employer response
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| (4)
| Referral to safety and health officer
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| (5)
| Order from officer
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| (6)
| No limitation
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| 41.2
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| Information on request
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| 41.3
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| Accompanying an officer
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| Employer co-operation
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| DISCRIMINATORY ACTION
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| Discriminatory action against worker prohibited
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| Failure to pay wages or benefits
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| 42.1
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| Referring a complaint to an officer
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| Order
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| Officer to advise if no discriminatory action
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| Onus on employer or union
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| (5)
| Court order to reinstate, etc.
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| RIGHT TO REFUSE DANGEROUS WORK
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| Right to refuse dangerous work
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| Reporting the refusal
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| Inspecting dangerous conditions
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| Remedial action
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| (5)
| Worker may continue to refuse
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| (6)
| Other workers not to be assigned
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| 43.1
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| Report of dangerous condition to an officer
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| Investigation by officer
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| Order by officer
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| Decision not to issue an order
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| 43.2
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| Worker entitled to be paid despite refusal
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| 43.3
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| Employer not to make worker work in unsafe conditions
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| Employer may remedy dangerous condition
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| EDUCATIONAL LEAVE
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| Educational leave
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| (1.1)
| Time allowed for educational leave
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| (2)
| Total number of safety and health committee members
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| (2.1)
| Pay while attending educational leave programming
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| (2.2)
| Exception
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| (3)
| Education program on construction sites
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| (4)
| Education program at seasonal workplace
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| Repealed
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| NEEDLES IN MEDICAL WORKPLACES
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| 45.1
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| Use of safety-engineered needles
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| (2)
| If safety-engineered needles not practicable
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| (3)
| Procedures — needlestick injuries
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| (4)
| Investigation and report required
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| (5)
| Definitions
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| INAPPROPRIATE OR UNSAFE FOOTWEAR
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| 45.2
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| Inappropriate or unsafe footwear
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| GENERAL PROVISIONS
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| Obtaining information
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| 46.1
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| Order to conduct tests
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| Service of order
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| Repealed
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| Confidential information
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| Names to remain confidential
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| Exemption from liability
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| No exemption in case of negligence
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| 49.1
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| Officials cannot be compelled to testify
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| Medical examinations and health surveillance
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| Examinations during working hours
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| Health surveillance
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| Reports
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| Reports by hospitals
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| (3)
| Information confidential
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| Power to require alternative work
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| (1)
| Requirement of occupational health service
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| (2)
| Minister may specify health services to be provided
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| (3)
| Continued operation of health service
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| ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES
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| 53.1
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| Administrative penalty
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| Imposing a penalty
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| When penalty may be imposed
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| (4)
| Maximum amount
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| (5)
| Notice
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| Serving the notice
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| (7)
| Appeal to the board
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| (8)
| Notice of hearing
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| (9)
| Decision of the board
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| (10)
| Payment
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| (11)
| Debt due to the government
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| (12)
| Certificate registered in court
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| (13)
| No offence to be charged if penalty is paid
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| (14)
| Lien for debt
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| (15)
| Extent of security
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| (16)
| When lien takes effect
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| (17)
| Registration and enforcement of lien
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| OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
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| Offences
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| Penalty
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| (2)
| Repealed
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| (3)
| Additional penalty
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| (4)
| Further penalty
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| (5)
| Time limit for prosecution
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| 55.1
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| Additional penalties
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| Limit
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| Offences by directors, etc., of corporations
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| Onus
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| Person deemed to be employer
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| (3)
| Application of subsection (1)
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| Laying of information
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| Repealed
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